Pittsburgh Pirates @ San Francisco Giants Matchup Preview - August 14th, 2022

Greg Allen and the Pirates go head-to-head against Mike Yastrzemski and the Giants today. Over the last 7 days, Greg Allen has provided the bulk of the offense for Pirates. He's batted .273 with 4 runs, 4 RBIs, 1 home runs, and 3 stolen bases. Meanwhile, it's been Mike Yastrzemski who has been hot for the Giants. Over the last week, he's batting .238 with 5 runs, 6 RBIs, and 3 home runs.

Pittsburgh Pirates Insights

• Zach Thompson’s fastball spin rate over his last 3 GS (2280 rpm) has been considerably higher than than his seasonal rate (2226 rpm).

• Tucupita Marcano's average exit velocity has fallen off lately; his 85.4-mph seasonal mark has fallen to 75.6-mph over the last 7 days.

• Ke'Bryan Hayes has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (44%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 2nd-shallowest RF fences today.

San Francisco Giants Insights

• THE BAT X projects Alex Wood to throw 102 pitches today (5th-most of all pitchers today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

• Brandon Belt has been unlucky with his home runs this year; his 17.60 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is quite a bit lower than his 27.20 Expected HR/600 (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

• San Francisco's 14.9° launch angle since the start of last season is among the highest in the league: #1 overall.

Betting Trends

• The San Francisco Giants have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Total Over in 51 of their last 101 games (+7.55 Units / 7% ROI)

• The Pittsburgh Pirates have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Total Under in 18 of their last 30 games (+6.55 Units / 19% ROI)

• Kevin Newman has hit the Total Bases Under in 9 of his last 10 games (+7.65 Units / 40% ROI)